awakening Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of waking
    waking up; wakening.
    • it was an early awakening
    • it was the waking up he hated most
  2. verb cause to become awake or conscious
    awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
    • He was roused by the drunken men in the street
    • Please wake me at 6 AM.
  3. verb stop sleeping
    waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
    • She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
  4. verb make aware
    awaken.
    • They were awakened to the sad facts

WordNet

A*wak"en*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- A*wak"en*ing*ly, adv.
A*wak"en*ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

Webster 1913